Egypt Tour Review: Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbel, History & Culture

Our interaction with the our travel tour managers, local guides and drivers have left an indelible memory.  Each one brought their own expertise and enthusiasm to introduce the history, culture and life as it is today in Egypt.  Visiting the most famous, and the lesser known sights, was thrilling.  Due to our limited time in the country we decided not to do the usual 3 or 4 day Nile cruise.  Instead, by driving from Aswan to Luxor the opportunity to see life as it really is in the towns and villages has made a great impact of our understanding and appreciation of the people and Egypt.

The morning sail in a felucca on the Nile in Aswan as well as the visit to the Nubian village on the west bank were highlights of the trip.  We shared tea and halawa with a local family, held a baby crocodile, smoked a hokkah and visited a school to learn to count in Arabic and write our names in the Arabian script.